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Cap
Object/Artifact
Cap made of machine net with needlerun leaflet motifs having holes for the leaflets. The medium brim with slightly angled corners is joined to the fairly shallow crown with a band of needlerun insertion with small hole motifs. Early Ipswich machine lace??
G2005.159
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1800 - 1850
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
American
cap
hat
headwear
woman
female
machine net
net
leaflet
needlerun insertion
Ipswich machine lace
lace
Ipswich
Pennsylvania
United States of America
North America